William blech



(No Model.)

W. BLBOH. COVER FASTENING FOR JARS.

No. 547,368. Patented Oct. 1, 1895.

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WILLIAM BLEOH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COVER-FASTENING FOR JARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 547,368, dated October 1, 1895.

Application filed January 10, 1895. Serial No. 634,414- (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM BLECH, of New York city, New York, have invented an Irnproved Cover-Fastening for Jars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a cover-fastening for jars which assures a tight joint between jar and cover and permits the cover to be locked to the jar after the latter is filled.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a jar providedwith my improved fastening. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 2 2, Fig. 3; Fig. 3, an elevation of the fastening at right angles to Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 a perspective view of the cover.

The letter a represents a lid or cover adapted to enter the neck I) of a jar b. The cover a is made hollow and is closed at the bottom, as at a, and flanged at the top, as at a Diametrically across the cover a extends a bail or bar 0, secured to the flange a and having depending ends c. These ends terminate in tapering hooks 0 that project laterally in opposite directions and are adapted to engage eyes cl, secured to the jar-neck b.

In use the cover is grasped by the bar 0 and is pushed into the neck I), after which it is slightly revolved, so that the hooks a eugage the eyes (1. Owing to the tapering form of the hooks, the cover will thus be tightly drawn to its seat. After the cover has been seated it may be locked in place by means of an ordinary padlock A, engaging lugs e e of the cover and jar. Thus dealers in milk and similar commodities can assure themselves that their packages are not tampered with, and the customers are protected to a like extent.

By making the cover hollow and open at the top the bar 0 may be readily grasped, and thus constitutes a handle for seating the cover and also for manipulating the filled jars.

What I claim is The combination of a hollow flanged cover, with a bail having hook-shaped ends, and connected to the flange so as to extend diametrically across the cover, and with a jar having eyes adapted to be engaged by the hookshaped ends of the bail, substantially as specified.

W. BLEGH. Witnesses:

WILLIAM SoHULZ, F. v. BRIESEN. 

